Carson Palmer speaks during a news conference at the Raiders' training facility in Alameda, California, on Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Head coach Hue Jackson is at right. (Dean Coppola/Contra Costa Times/MCT)

Carson Palmer is a great multitasker. In one fine swoop, he’s been able to overshadow the World Series and Jason Campbell.

That’s right, the Carson Palmer trade to the Oakland Raiders is the hottest news Wednesday and the biggest question on the topic has been if the Raiders made the right move. In exchange for Carson Palmer, the Cincinnati Bengals receive a first round pick in the 2012 NFL draft and a conditional first round pick in the 2013 NFL draft as well as Jay Glazer of Fox Sports reported Tuesday afternoon.

At best, this trade is risky. At worst, the trade is a franchise sinker.

We won’t have any clue of how this will play out until Carson Palmer gets on the field – to which Raiders coach Hue Jackson is keeping a secret. Fox NFL columnist Greg Couch believes this is just the kind of trade the late Raiders owner Al Davis would have appreciated.

Evelyn Lozada and athlete Chad Ochocinco attend Cosmopolitan Magazine's Fun Fearless Males Of 2011 at The Mandarin Oriental Hotel on March 7, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)

There seems to never be a dull day in the life of Chad Ochocinco.

The Cincinnati Bengals receiver announced he had plans to play professional soccer in the MLS if the NFL lockout continues into the season. But first, he’ll need to handle a small legal situation.

An Ohio judge ordered Chad Ochocinco to pay a clothing store $11,717 after he did not show up to court to defend himself against the clothing store’s complaint that Ochocinco did not pay his bill according to online reports. The bill included $575 Al Wissam Bomber coat, $400 Mauri alligator shoes and $350 Laguna Beach jeans.

Ochocinco, of course, tweeted about the situation and said, “I’ve been informed I’ve a 2 year outstanding balance of 11k at an urban clothing store in Cincy. I’ll pay it when I return from Mars.”

My question is why would a clothing store allow anyone, even a celebrity, continue to take apparel with five-digit bill hanging in the balance?

Making a guest appearance alongside New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, Dan Patrick asked the two if they attended a Super Bowl party in Dallas hosted by Ray Lewis. The conversation from that point took a very interesting turn back to the infamous Ray Lewis hit that knocked off Ochocinco’s helmet back in October 2009.

“I’m looking for Ray. I got some choice words for him.” (Ochocinco)

“I don’t think so. What would you say to him?” (Patrick)

“I don’t know I just want to fight.” (Ochocinco)

“Why you want to right Ray, man?” (Revis)

“I don’t know, it’s just…” (Ochocinco)

“Do this stem back from the Pro Bowl last year?” (Revis)

“No, when he knocked my helmet off. He’s yet to apologize and I still get headaches from that hit.” (Ochocinco)

“Do you want to pop him?” (Patrick)

“Pop him. And if I was at his party I would have probably popped him right there.” (Ochocinco)

I’d still put my money on Ray Lewis to win that imaginary fight. See evidence below.

On a side note, I do think Chad Ochocinco was kidding when he said his pending marriage to VH1 Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada would last longer than 23 years — the amount of years Dan Patrick has been married.

The Chad Ochocinco Evelyn Lozada engagement feels like a publicity stunt, but I guess we shall soon see.

The Florida Tuskers' head coach Jay Gruden watches from the sideline during 1st quarter action in a UFL game against the Las Vegas Locomotives at the Citrus Bowl on Thursday, September 30, 2010, in Orlando, Fla. (Joshua C. Cruey \ Orlando Sentinel)

Jay Gruden has quite the busy career calendar. He’s made coaching jumps from Orlando to Virginia to Cincinnati and from the UFL to the NFL all in the span of one month.

Former Florida Tuskers and Virginia Destroyers coach Jay Gruden has been hired as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals replacing fired coordinator Bob Bratkowski. Destroyers General Manager Doug Williams confirmed the news to the Virginian-Pilot.

“I talked to Jay yesterday; he’s going to the OC in Cincinnati,” Doug Williams said. “I can’t blame him. He felt like he was caught in between, because he liked his job in the UFL. But he said he had to do it.”

It will be interesting to see how Jay Gruden fits in with the chemistry of the Bengals’ offense. During Super Bowl XLV media day, Chad Ochocinco spoke out about Bob Bratkowski’s firing.

Gruden, 43, also coached the Orlando Predators from 1998-2001 and again from 2004-08. Jay Gruden is the younger brother of ESPN football analyst Jon Gruden.

“He’s not the problem,” Ochocinco told the Cincinnati Enquirer. “We’ve had some of our best years under the same coordinator. It’s crazy how when we don’t perform well as a team or from the offensive standpoint it falls back on the coaches. It’s not the case. We’ve done very well under Marvin (Lewis) and Bratkowski. It’s crazy.”

Basketball Wives reality star Evelyn Lozada can breathe a sigh of relief. Her fiance, Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, said he would change his last name back to Chad Johnson during an interview with ESPN’s Trey Wingo.

Chad Ochocinco, a Miami native, legally changed his last name in 2008 to avoid NFL fines for wearing the popular nickname on the back of his jersey. Last season, he wagered a bet claiming that if New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis shut him down this season he would change his surname back to Johnson. He was held to 28 receiving yards in two meetings against the Jets, but said he was just joking about the name change.

Apparently, Ochocinco has grown weary of his popular alias.

“I don’t have a choice right now,” Ochocinco said in the interview. “I’ve done enough with the Ocho thing.”

Some Bengals fans may argue that he hasn’t done nearly enough on the field with the “Ochocinco” name. However, Ochocinco the celebrity has accomplished quite a bit landing an appearance on Dancing with the Stars, a reality show, a talk show with Terrell Owens, a cereal and a reality star fiance.

It’s a good night for the underdogs. First, UCF men’s basketball knocks off ranked Florida 57-54. Now, the Florida Tuskers media relations department just announced defensive lineman James Develin signed with the Cincinnati Bengals’ practice squad.

From the release: Develin, who played defensive line at Brown University last season, was signed by the Tuskers during training camp and was converted to fullback. He eventually won the starter’s job and has been the lead blocker form most of the season for Dominic Rhodes, who set UFL records this season for rushing yards and rushing touchdowns.

Develin did not have a carry in the regular season, but had three receptions for 17 yards. He added one catch for 26 yards in the championship game against Las Vegas.

Chad Ochocinco joined the club of naked celebrities posing for the animal rights activist organization, PETA. The ad campaign, “Ink, Not Mink” discourages the use animal fur for fashion.

“To tell you the truth, when I was younger growing up, I thought it was all fake—they didn’t reallykill animals,” says Ochocinco. “So once I found out what really happens, I had the opportunity to do this, so I really wanted to become a part of it … I’m an avid animal lover,” Ochocinco told PETA.

As you can tell in the video, even Buddy knows this is a classic showdown. Bodies will collide, Terrell Owens will do something stupid and James Harrison will flirt with another fine from the NFL commissioner.

But who will win? Buddy says …

P.S. You can follow Buddy on Facebook, Tumblr and Twitter. You can also follow along on his adventures throughout the entire NFL season. Here’s a recap of how he has fared, with links back to his earlier predictions.

Head coach Marvin Lewis of the Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns Stadium on October 3, 2010 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)

The fight between the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers isn’t waiting until Sunday.

According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is upset with the Bucs’ front office for the manner in which they signed practice squad wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe.

Lewis said although the Bengals released Dezmon Briscoe during the final cuts of the preseason they intended to sign him to their practice squad for the average salary of $80,000. The Bengals drafted Briscoe in the sixth round from Kansas.

The Bucs offered the receiver a rookie minimum salary of $325,000 and, of course, Briscoe accepted.

“When you overpay for a guy on the practice squad, you create a problem for teams,” Lewis said Wednesday. “I don’t know that teams want to set that precedent, and they did with Dez. … It’s still a league of 32 teams, and things are put together a certain way.”